... As Richard already said, there was no mismatching of frame and engine with R12 in 1941 (the year of bulk of production). According to data of producer BMW...
Thank You for the information, it is very appreciated. It is a pleasure to have someone with such knowledge of these bikes to ask question. You and Richard...
I did not make it to Veterama on Friday because I stopped enroute to visit someone selling some R5/R51 parts, so I missed out on all the frantic R12 activity. ...
... Sometimes there are traders, who arrive Saturday earliest or Friday very late. In such cases it could be possible to find something interesting later than...
... For sure is: at that event even a gang has no chance anymore to devastate the whole market in one topic. One would hardly notice them, beeing around such a...
There was something the Veterama-gang did not get. I presume, they had been busy with carrying the loot to the vans, when some drunken Poles around noon opened...
Hey big B, Is the veteran photos only available from Kradrider site? The link you posted won't go through. Say it is un-available. James ... [KRADRIDER]...
Brian, the gang-party did not struck me. I have any parts, I need for restoration, a few minor adds, improvements and equipment are covered by repro and in...
It is a public folder so access should not be a problem. Try copying the URL directly to your browser. Does anybody else have difficulties? Best regards, ...
... No, but the brackets around the URL might fool some systems. It then needs to copy the adress without them manually into the browser destination field. ...
Do some of you actually recieve "attachments" in posts? Also did you get James' post in a "displayable format" (I presume he sent "rich" instead of "plain" ...
... I get any of them like usual and with attachements, but as single messages and not as digest-collection of the day. It appears James had sent his message...
I notice the R61 pic showns an early 'flip-up' gascap, yet its frame has added bracing of the later ones. Was there any 'overlapping' of such parts being ...
I can't add much on the parts diagram questions but it's interesting that you noted those features because I had the same question arise the other day when I...
Hi Randy, The frame appears to be late, probably 1941, as does the rear fender. This is of course uncertain, because so much of these bikes get cannibalized...
Im am soon ready for spray painting of my R12 from 1941. Can anybody tell me where to spray, where to be aluminium colour, (are some of the aluminium parts to...
Don't know what to tell you guys. I use a web-based email prog that is tied to my web site. I believe that I receive all of y'alls messages and photo...
Hi look in the photo folder and check out some of the restored bikes That should give you an idea of what parts where what colour. Some bikes did differ of...
Hi, In the late 1930's, BMW offered instructions for reinforcing the frames on the R5 through R71 models. The factory might have sold kits with preformed parts...
I try to give the search of tactical signs on warbikes a new start. Attached is a table of real signs, found on WW2 warbikes of WH, thats meaning is...
These might be of interest to some. I photographed these at the Kubinka Tank Museum outside of Moscow. Best regards, Bruce Dietmar wrote: I try to give the...
I thought I would let the group know in case anyone is interested. The bike is in Northern California. 1941 R75 This early WWII R75 has been rebuilt but I need...
Hello all, I'm in need of some instructions detailing the assembly of a KS600/601 engine. Whereas all I've found for the 600 is in German and very high-level...
Thanks Bruce for the input. Just these are no tactical signs but are the decals of certain units, mostly/only Waffen-SS. The tactical signs indicate a...
Hello everyone, Many of you pre-war Beemer Buffs have a condition similar to my Zuendappititis, ( a large accumulation of motorcycles of a particular brand )...
Attached now the picture of the previously mentioned tank- occurance at Veterama. The seller was a Balte from LV, the whole stuff went to "the gang". The...
